outfield
/ˈaʊtfild/
"outfield" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outfield” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,158
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outfield |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaʊtfild/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “outfield” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around outfield (IPA /ˈaʊtfild/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,158 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for outfield, with forms such as "otufield", "ouftield", and "outfeild". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "outfielder", "oilfield", "Oldfield", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + field. The correct English form is outfield, spelled O-U-T-F-I-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
- 2The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
- 3The area outside a racetrack or running track.
- 4Arable land continually cropped without being manured.
- 5Any open field at a distance from the farmsteading.
Etymology
From out- + field.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otufield
- ouftield
- outfeild
- outffield
- outfiedl
- outfieldd
- outfielld
- outfiled
- outifeld
- outtfield
- uotfield
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outfield - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “outfield”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-U-T-F-I-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaʊtfild/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “outfielder” - see the side-by-side comparison. outfield vs outfielder
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.